Birth/Rebirth

“Birth/Rebirth” is a modern, feminist Frankenstein story about a morgue pathologist and a mother who keep a deceased child alive using illegally harvested materials.

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Introduction

A mother’s love knows no bounds. Birth/Rebirth will show you how far a mother would go for their child. One of the best subtle horrors I’ve seen this year. Great production, plot and cast. The title as well brings everything together. Directed by…

“A morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but she must harvest biological materials from pregnant women to keep the child breathing. When the girl’s mother, a nurse, discovers her baby is alive, the two enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path.”

Characters

Judy Reyes (as Celie) wasn’t that believable. It was a shame because that was the only thing that lacked in terms of me feeling for her. I was expecting more in the lines of how Taraji P. Henson was in Straw (2025).

Marin Ireland (as Rose) was great. She definitely gave me the feels of Kika Magalhaes in The Eyes of My Mother (2016). Disconnected with her emotions and of the world, focusing on one thing and one thing only, the study of the human body.

Music Sent Me Spiraling Down

The music that you’ll hear every now and then in the movie is titled “Neon Duet” by Laurie Anderson released in 1984. It uses a violin with a neon bow. It sounds eerie and would make you feel uneasy as well. It seems like there’s something wrong with the scene but they are still continuing it.

Perfect Title

At first, I thought Birth/Rebirth was about a mad scientist bringing the dead to life, sort of like a zombie, but when things started unfolding, it dawned on me how horrifying the title was, specially when they revealed the ending and what it really meant.

Subtle Yet Horrifying

Birth/Rebirth isn’t your typical jump scare, loud noises, walls banging, demon faces showing up out of nowhere. Actually, the whole length of it was… I would say “the process”. The ending packs a punch so hard that I was just in awe of it.

What I Didn’t Like

Maybe its just me, but the lack of empathy Celie had. I couldn’t feel anything from her, and that made me disconnected to what she’s going through.

Final Thoughts

This was a great watch in my opinion, Birth/Rebirth made me fall in love with the genre even more. Its sci-fi subtle horror at its finest, probably one of the best ending twists I’ve seen this year.